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The office of Attorney General Mark Herring filed a brief last week seeking to throw out a lawsuit arguing the Commonwealth should conduct elections for the House of Delegates again, since the districts vary greatly in population.
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The proposed maps for Virginia’s new political districts were released Wednesday. The two experts who drew them said that they didn’t consider political balances but the maps give Democrats a slight majority in keeping with historical voting patterns.
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The decision on Friday reaffirms the GOP’s takeover of the House of Delegates.
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Republicans hold razor-thin margins in the two remaining races that are headed to a recount. That leaves open a remote possibility of a 50-50 split in the chamber.
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Journalists and analysts called this month’s election for Republicans a few hours after the polls closed, but Monday the State Board of Elections certified local election boards’ results.
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Virginia officials have certified the results of the Nov. 2 election, with Republicans ahead by two seats in the House of Delegates.
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It’s been a huge week in Virginia politics.Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope look to the future of a Glenn Youngkin administration and the Democratic Party’s future in Virginia.
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With voting in Virginia’s gubernatorial election over, a Republican is heading back to Virginia's Governor's Mansion. Governor Ralph Northam met Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin there for lunch in the first step of what appears to be a collaborative transition.
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Elections for governor usually don't turn out a particularly high percentage of voters. When Bob McDonnell was elected back in 2009, turnout was only 40%. When Ralph Northam was elected four years ago, it was 48%. This week, more than 55% of registered voters cast a ballot.
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Glenn Youngkin’s win and a likely change in the House of Delegates majority have opened the door for a number of bottled up Republican Party priorities to get new life when they take office in two months.